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Kristofer Rubin

Kristofer Rubin

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
18203
World Ranking
5960
National Ranking
87

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Kristofer Rubin is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has contributed to the field of medicine with a focus on systemic sclerosis and related areas. Their recent research includes work published in the prestigious journal Nature Reviews Rheumatology.

Their published papers include:

  • An international perspective on the future of systemic sclerosis research, 2025, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • Publisher Correction: An international perspective on the future of systemic sclerosis research, 2025, Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • David Abraham
  • Carol M. Black
  • Christopher P. Denton
  • Jörg H. W. Distler
  • Robyn T. Domsic

Rubin's work is primarily published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology, with multiple papers appearing there.

Their main fields of study consist of medicine, with subfields including pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and dermatology.

Rubin focuses on key topics such as:

  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research

Best Publications

  • High interstitial fluid pressure — an obstacle in cancer therapy

    Carl-Henrik Heldin;Kristofer Rubin;Kristian Pietras;Arne Östman

  • Binding of different dimeric forms of PDGF to human fibroblasts: evidence for two separate receptor types

    Carl-Henrik Heldin;Gudrun Bäckström;Arne Östman;Annet Hammacher

  • Inhibition of platelet-derived growth factor receptors reduces interstitial hypertension and increases transcapillary transport in tumors.

    Kristian Pietras;Arne Östman;Mats Sjöquist;Elisabeth Buchdunger

  • PDGF receptors as cancer drug targets

    Kristian Pietras;Tobias Sjöblom;Kristofer Rubin;Carl-Henrik Heldin

  • Inhibition of PDGF Receptor Signaling in Tumor Stroma Enhances Antitumor Effect of Chemotherapy

    Kristian Pietras;Kristofer Rubin;Tobias Sjöblom;Elisabeth Buchdunger

  • Characterization of the antibody response in mice with type II collagen-induced arthritis, using monoclonal anti-type II collagen antibodies.

    Rikard Holmdahl;Kristofer Rubin;Lars Klareskog;Erik Larsson

  • Beta 1 integrin-mediated collagen gel contraction is stimulated by PDGF.

    Donald Gullberg;Anders Tingström;Ann Charlotte Thuresson;Lennart Olsson

  • INDUCTION OF B-TYPE RECEPTORS FOR PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR IN VASCULAR INFLAMMATION: POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VASCULAR PROLIFERATIVE LESIONS

    Kristofer Rubin;Anders Tingström;Göran K Hansson;Erik Larsson

  • T lymphocytes in collagen II-induced arthritis in mice. Characterization of arthritogenic collagen II-specific T-cell lines and clones.

    R. Holmdahl;L. Klareskog;K. Rubin;E. Larsson

  • Analysis of alpha 1 beta 1, alpha 2 beta 1 and alpha 3 beta 1 integrins in cell--collagen interactions: identification of conformation dependent alpha 1 beta 1 binding sites in collagen type I.

    D. Gullberg;K.R. Gehlsen;D.C. Turner;K. Ahlén

  • The viability of cells grown or centrifuged in a new density gradient medium, Percoll(TM).

    Håkan Pertoft;Kristofer Rubin;Lena Kjellén;Torvard C. Laurent

  • Expression of collagen binding integrins during cardiac development and hypertrophy.

    L Terracio;K Rubin;D Gullberg;E Balog

  • Stimulation of beta1 integrins on fibroblasts induces PDGF independent tyrosine phosphorylation of PDGF beta-receptors.

    Christian Sundberg;Kristofer Rubin

  • Substrate adhesion of rat hepatocytes: Mechanism of attachment to collagen substrates

    Kristofer Rubin;Magnus Höök;Björn öbrink;Rupert Timpl

  • Recognition of extracellular matrix components by neonatal and adult cardiac myocytes

    Thomas K. Borg;Kristofer Rubin;Evy Lundgren;Karen Borg

  • Platelet-derived growth factor beta receptor regulates interstitial fluid homeostasis through phosphatidylinositol-3' kinase signaling.

    Rainer Heuchel;Ansgar Berg;Michelle Tallquist;Karina Åhlén

  • Homologous type II collagen induces chronic and progressive arthritis in mice.

    Rikard Holmdahl;Liselott Jansson;Erik Larsson;Kristofer Rubin

  • Transcapillary exchange: role and importance of the interstitial fluid pressure and the extracellular matrix

    Rolf K. Reed;Kristofer Rubin

  • Pericytes as collagen-producing cells in excessive dermal scarring

    C Sundberg;M Ivarsson;Bengt Gerdin;K Rubin

  • Cold-insoluble globulin mediates the adhesion of rat liver cells to plastic petri dishes

    Magnus Höök;Kristofer Rubin;Åke Oldberg;Björn Öbrink

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl-Henrik Heldin
Carl-Henrik Heldin Uppsala University
Lars Klareskog
Lars Klareskog Karolinska Institute
Rikard Holmdahl
Rikard Holmdahl Karolinska Institute
Thomas K. Borg
Thomas K. Borg Medical University of South Carolina
Donald Gullberg
Donald Gullberg University of Bergen
Björn Öbrink
Björn Öbrink Karolinska Institute
Åke Oldberg
Åke Oldberg Lund University
Magnus Höök
Magnus Höök Texas A&M Health Science Center
Louis Terracio
Louis Terracio New York University
Arne Östman
Arne Östman Karolinska Institute

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